In the starry sky above the Earth.
Jiang Huan and Marquis Wuding stood side by side, with dozens of other kings and marquises standing behind them.
Occasionally, you can see figures breaking through the atmosphere and joining their ranks.
"Although it is said that everyone is to say goodbye to their families and friends, deep down, I am also giving them a choice. If any king or noble is unwilling to sacrifice in vain, they can take this opportunity to leave quietly and wander the stars to find a way to survive..."
Marquis Wuding noticed that more and more Chinese kings and nobles were arriving, and sighed in a voice that only Jiang Huan could hear.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Huan glanced at Marquis Wuding with surprise, "You are known for your iron-fisted nature, these words don't sound like something you would say."
"To govern an army and to quell unrest, swift and decisive measures are necessary... Even if we were to face a foreign king or nobleman once again, I would still believe that any human king or nobleman who retreats would be a disgrace to our human race!"
Marquis Wuding said in a low voice, "But now..."
Marquis Wuding did not elaborate on the current situation, as it was no longer necessary to state it explicitly.
At this moment, if you look up, you can see a colossal giant slowly walking towards Earth in the distant starry sky visible to the naked eye.
It was composed entirely of massive amounts of stardust and mist. Even at a distance of tens of thousands of miles, its size was already many times larger than that of Earth. Wherever it passed, everything around it was silently annihilated.
His enormous head was adorned with a black crown, and his massive body was covered with a colorful cloak.
He was like the true king of this universe; as He looked down, the world changed color and dimensions collapsed.
At this moment, the Earth's magnetic field was even disrupted due to the approach of the Witch Emperor. The poles were constantly warming up, while the equator showed signs of freezing. Tsunamis, earthquakes, hail... all kinds of natural disasters were sweeping across this already riddled planet, and chaos was spreading to all cities.
None of the kings and nobles, including Jiang Huan, spoke while standing silently in the starry sky.
This is far more terrifying than facing thousands of foreign kings and nobles.
Even if they were in the same desperate situation, at least they still had the strength to fight against the foreign kings and nobles. At worst, they could exchange their lives for each other, so they wouldn't die in such a humiliating way.
But the terrifying figure sweeping towards Earth before us is none other than the First Emperor of Ancient Times, who has now devoured the essence of countless alien kings and nobles as nourishment.
This is an enemy that is destined to be unstoppable and invincible.
"Fortunately... there's still a glimmer of hope..."
In the silence, Shi Dingyan spoke softly.
The gazes of all the kings and nobles unconsciously turned to the other side of the starry sky, where a spaceship with flashing signal lights had just set sail and was heading into the dark and deep depths of the starry sky.
The red flames had just been ignited; that was the "Hope," escorted by a group of people from the mountains and seas and a king chosen by lot.
In truth, only Jiang Huan vaguely understood that, judging from her junior brother's attitude and the few words her teacher had revealed, although the universe was vast, there was no place safer for humanity than Earth.
But now that we've reached a dead end, trying something is better than doing nothing.
Just as the assembled kings and nobles were gazing at the departing warship, feeling a sense of hope and comfort, a sudden change occurred.
Before everyone's eyes, the warship, which was about to disappear into the solar system at near the speed of light, suddenly stopped and then began to move back as if pulled by an unknown force.
During the process, the warship briefly emitted a burst of light, seemingly due to the power of the escorting princes, but for some reason, the light quickly disappeared, and the escorting princes were unable to control the warship's path.
"this……"
"Is it the Witch Emperor?"
The assembled kings and nobles were both shocked and furious, and all turned to look at the towering giant with its overwhelming aura.
To be able to render a king powerless from such a great distance is something even a Martial King might not be able to do... Therefore, all the kings and nobles of the human race directly regarded the mastermind behind the scenes as the Witch Emperor.
"To sever the lifeline of my human race, they've gone to such lengths... Hmm?"
Marquis Wuding was speaking coldly when he suddenly paused, because he received a telepathic message from the king of the escorting warship.
The next moment, Marquis Wuding's expression turned strange, "Not the Witch Emperor..."
Upon hearing this, all the princes and nobles looked over in surprise.
“It was Shenqian… Shenqian intercepted that warship and sent them back to Earth.” Marquis Wuding’s expression grew increasingly strange.
"Sinking forward?"
"Why did the Marquis of Dingguo do this...?"
All the princes and nobles were bewildered. It wasn't that they doubted Shen Qian's stance, but they just couldn't understand why Shen Qian was preventing the "Hope" from departing.
While everyone was discussing, Jiang Huan suddenly exchanged a glance with Shi Dingyan and Cheng Qingqing beside her, both of them sensing that something was amiss.
Perhaps it was because they were more focused on the sinking itself that they realized the biggest problem immediately.
Why he tried to stop the Hope before it sank is not important; what is important is how he was able to catch up with the Hope.
Here we must mention the issue of speed.
The extreme speed of the mountains and seas can easily break the speed of sound, and the speed of the kings and marquises is even more terrifying, often reaching thousands or even tens of thousands of meters per second, which is almost like teleportation within the range of the naked eye.
But even the most skilled kings and nobles have their limits.
The speed of light in modern physics is a good standard of measurement.
If someone could break the speed of light, then even without relying on the river of time, they could traverse space and time and reverse the flow of time... but that's simply impossible.
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